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What are they doing during drydock? Has that been shared yet?

Wow! Thanks everyone. We are booked for a 2022 Bermuda cruise out of Baltimore but I'm already planning our 2024 trip! Great info!

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Do Carnival sailings out of New York go by the Statue of Liberty? If so, do all of them or only certain ones?

What's your favorite cruise out of NY and why?

Happy sailing! Stay well!

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Not sure why Ecstasy isn't one.  IMO, it was definitely in the worse shape (at least cosmetically) of any Fantasy-class ship I've sailed, and I have about 80 nights on those ships.  Even dear, old Fantasy was in better shape when she was in Charleston.  Replaced by Ecstasy, and I thought she was pretty rancid.
 
As a fan of older, smaller ships, this makes me sad.  I understand that newer builds are probably more efficient to operate, but the re-built Destiny-class ships have an absolutely horrible space ratio, so even if sailing at reduced capacity, they'll feel more crowded than the older ships.
 
Been saying for a while now that if/when there's a viable vaccine, demand will spike and so will prices, especially with so much inventory being removed.  Partly why I have 8 cruises booked between Jan 2021 and Feb 2022 - prefer to have my deposits in limbo but have reasonable fares locked in. 
 
Supply and demand, folks.  Econ 101.

those chutes is for crew members only, regular passengers like us board the lifeboat on the lifeboat deck wherever that is like on the outside promenade deck
 

 
I guess you misread?  Jan 2021.  [emoji6]
 
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I think it's an interesting read. When booking we look at destination first and ship last. We have yet to book any cruise because we wanted a specific ship. I will admit that I am more hesitant to sail on the uber-mega-massive ships because of safety concerns. If the emergency escape plan includes using a body shoot for several floors ... no thank you.

I have seen these systems on the huge ships.

That is the exact ship and cabin hubbs and I have booked for our Jan 2021 cruise. We have had grand suites before, but this is our first time in a Vista suite.  Will try and post pics for you once we get back.  So excited!!
 
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I believe you should call and upgrade your cabin ASAP!  The Vista Suites sell out, no chance for an upgrade.  The cabin you are describing has no privacy and a tiny balcony.  We have sailed in Vista Suites many times and they are wonderful.  Wrap around balcony, separate living area and bedroom, dressing area, walk in closet,  and jacuzzi tub in bathroom.  If it is only $500 for a 7 day cruise and you can afford it, you will not be disappointed.  Which Vista Suite deck are you looking at?  Deck 4 is totally covered and  has a wider balcony do to the slope of the railing. Deck 4 is our favorite.  Some decks have a smaller cabin size.    

The Cabin we currently have booked has a stairwell in front of one of the windows and a regular sized balcony. This would be a wrap around balcony on the aft. My husband really likes the aft of the ship and this would be pretty cool. I'm trying to justify in my head the worth of a huge private balcony. 

So we booked a cruise in August 2022. We've never booked one this far out and I'm a little freaked out 🙂 but anyway ... 

We booked one of the Junior Suites on board and I think there are only 2 of that category on this ship. I made the "mistake" of showing my husband the Vista Suite balcony and now we want to upgrade to that cabin category. 

Should we just call and ask if we can upgrade now and pay the difference or should we hold out and hope we get an upgrade call from CCL? It's about a $500 plus difference in price from what we booked which is why I didn't even look at it while making the reservations. Would CCL even let us change our cabin assignment at this point? I've never tried to change my cabin after booking and we've never gotten a call to upgrade our cabin. I'm not the best way to handle. 

Anyone more experienced have any helpful tips? I really appreciate any feedback! Safe Travels and Happy Sailing! 

I'm also curious. I like the staggered approach even without the health crisis. I wish it was a normal procedure all the time. I would think those with a higher loyalty level and those with priority boarding would be scheduled first. That only makes sense. I'm just speculating.

We always book a room the night before. Mostly because I get sick from the flights and then straight onto the ship. 2 airplanes to any port for us. Ugh. It feels more relaxed that way too and that piece of mind is worth the extra cost to us.

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I've not been following for a while. Do we know what's on the full list?

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It's never too early to get excited about a cruise.  Start the countdown clock.[emoji3]  

Have you been in the Junior Suite before? Lovely rooms. I'd be marking my calendar if I were you. So exciting!

FYI> Carnival for sure. Do not know about any other cruise lines. They are holding cabins and letting them go available as they fill the cabins they want filled first. Case in point. I was about to book the Mardi Gras for October 2022 and was told the cabin I wanted was not available. My TA said book and we can switch if and when it becomes available. The very next day I told her to book it but see if they now have the cabin we want available. They just released a lot more cabins to book and the one we wanted was one of them. The cabins on either side were not  available. Wanted the same cabin we have for the October 2021 Mardi Cruise. So, get excited.

Hey Y'all! We took our last cruise in 2014 for our honeymoon. It was my husband's first and it was my 4th cruise. We just booked a cruise for August 2022 ... How soon is too soon to get excited? LOL 

The ship hardly had any rooms available to book. I looked at several category types and we finally went for the JR Suite but we didn't have hardly any options to choose from on location. Does that seem normal? Or do they still have ship capacity paired down due to COVID? We like the location we were able to book but I would have thought there would have been a lot more to choose from. 

We haven't been following all the cruise news because we didn't expect to book any time soon. I've never booked one 2 years out before! 🤪

Happy Sailing! Be Well! 

With our wedding, cruise and general life chaos I'm not sure who or where I am most days. Fellow list makers unite and help me out, please :)

What info do you print off and take along with you so you can have a hard copy?

Also, anyone have a link to the best packing list thread?

THANKS!

Look for us chugging cider :)

Thanks! I wonder if you can get the bucket deals with the ciders.

Angry Orchard OMG!!!!!! ehem .. I mean ... that's nice. :) I've never tried Strongbow; I have a feeling my bar budget just went down the tubes though. I'm also looking forward to this local brew everyone is all excited about.

This may be the wrong thread for this question :) But I'm going to take my chances. We are beer and cider drinkers (we'll drink about anything really) ;)

I've been wanting to ask for a while now and this seems like a good opportunity. Does Carnival have a cider selection?

Thanks!

We know about the great key lime pie ... but what about seafood? Any great places for us currently landlocked to get great seafood in Key West?

THANKS!

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That was too funny!